QUESTION: Why do we cover the mirrors in the
house of shivah?
R. A., Providence
Dear R.A.,
There are several different reasons for this …
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Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel
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5/11/17
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The Cranston Senior Guild will hold its installation luncheon on June 7, at noon at the Mesa Café & Grill, 100 Rolfe St., Cranston.
The luncheon will include a choice of chicken …
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5/11/17
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Do you sometimes lie awake at night thinking about bills that need to be paid? Does it feel as though you’re drowning in debt? If this describes you, you might take solace in knowing that …
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5/11/17
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The Polish city of Lodz was occupied by German forces in 1939. The Nazis brought the area’s Jewish population, over 160,000 people, into a poor industrial section of the city and sealed it off …
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LEV POPLOW
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5/11/17
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Hundreds of motorcyclists will roar into Rhode Island in June for the 13th Annual Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance’s Ride 2 Remember, which will support the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education …
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LEV POPLOW
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5/11/17
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The Miriam Hospital Women’s Association (TMHWA) will present its 33rd Annual Recognition Award to Diane Lazarus at the association’s 120th Annual Meeting and Luncheon. The event will be …
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5/11/17
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BY JEWISH ALLIANCE STAFF
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will host a new engagement program called Shababa starting in the fall.
This award-winning approach to …
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JEWISH ALLIANCE STAFF
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5/11/17
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – To build a Jewish state in the Middle East, Israelis had to be innovators.
Some of what they’ve come up with has been used mostly by their fellow …
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ANDREW TOBIN
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5/11/17
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Aquatics staff at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center, in Providence, are making waves this May to celebrate National Water Safety Month and National Learn-To-Swim Day, on May …
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ALEX FRANCIS
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5/11/17
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It’s a dilly of a sport
[Photo gallery]
When we had the vision of creating a pickleball league at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center, we had no idea how popular it would become.
It quickly turned …
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DORI VENDITTI
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5/11/17
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